Eric Huntington

Creating the Universe (eBook, ePUB)

Depictions of the Cosmos in Himalayan Buddhism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Winner, 2018 Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities

Buddhist representations of the cosmos across nearly two thousand years of history in Tibet, Nepal, and India show that cosmology is a rich language for the expression of diverse religious ideas, with cosmological thinking at the center of Buddhist thought, art, and practice.

In Creating the Universe, Eric Huntington presents examples of visual art and architecture, primary texts, ritual ideologies, and material practicesaccompanied by extensive explanatory diagramsto reveal the immense complexity of cosmological thinking in Himalayan Buddhism. Employing comparisons across function, medium, culture, and history, he exposes cosmology as a fundamental mode of engagement with numerous aspects of religion, from preliminary lessons to the highest rituals for enlightenment. This wide-ranging work will interest scholars and students of many fields, including Buddhist studies, religious studies, art history, and area studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780295744070
• Artikelnr.: 55410782

Autorenporträt

Eric Huntington is a postdoctoral scholar in religious studies at the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies, Stanford University. He received his PhD in South Asian languages and civilizations from the University of Chicago in 2013. This is his first book.